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^ Aucassin and Nicolette is a medieval romance written in a combination of
C prose and verse called a "song-story." Created probably in the early 13th
~£ century by an unknown French author, the work deals with the love between
3 the son of a count and a Saracen slave girl who has been converted to

Christianity and adopted by a viscount. Since Aucassin's father is strongly
opposed to their marriage, the two lovers must endure imprisonment, flight,
separation in foreign lands, and many other ordeals before their ardent love
and fierce determination finally bring them back together. Aucassin is the
very model of an intrepid knight, totally devoted to his love; and Nicolette is
daring and ingenious in her staunch perseverance against all odds. This
translation, completed in 1887, is by Scottish poet, novelist, critic, and
collector of folk tales Andrew Lang (1844-1912). (Introduction by Leonard
Wilson)

Read by Leonard Wilson. Total running time: 1:42:44

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